Transcript State & District Definition of a Gifted and Talented Student

GISD Gifted and Talented Program
2014-2015 Parent Meeting
State & District Definition of a
Gifted and Talented Student
• § 29.121. DEFINITION:
“Gifted and talented student" means a child or
youth who
– performs at, or shows the potential for performing at,
a remarkably high level of accomplishment when
compared to others of the same age, experience, or
environment and who:
– Exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual,
creative, or artistic area;
– Possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or
– Excels in a specific academic field.
Bright Child/Gifted Learner
The following information is from Challenge Magazine and is a
useful tool when discussing the definition of gifted.
Bright Child/Gifted Child
• Knows the answers
• Is interested
• Is attentive
• Has good ideas
• Works hard
• Answers the questions
• Is alert
• Is pleased with own learning
Asks the questions
Is highly curious
Is mentally and
physically involved
Has wild, silly ideas
Plays around, yet
tests well
Discusses in detail,
elaborates
Is keenly observant
Is highly self-critical
Bright Child/Gifted Child
• Top group
• Listens with interest
• Learns with ease
• 6-8 repetitions for
mastery
• Understands ideas
• Enjoys peers
Beyond the group
Shows strong
feelings and
opinions
Already knows
1-2 repetitions for
mastery
Constructs
abstractions
Prefers adults
Bright Child/Gifted Child
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Grasps the meaning
Completes assignments
Is receptive
Copies accurately
Enjoys school
Absorbs information
• Technician
• Good memorizer
• Enjoys straightforward,
sequential presentation
Draws inferences
Initiates projects
Is intense
Creates new design
Enjoys learning
Manipulates
information
Inventor
Good guesser
Thrives on complexity
GT Screening & Identification
• All Kindergarten students participate in testing
for GT identification
• Third Grade Students are retested for GT
• Other grade levels (1-2, 4-5) only test students
for GT at the parent’s request
• Parents may complete a GT Referral Form to
request GT testing for their child, which is
available from the campus counselor
ALL Kindergarten & 3rd Grade Students
Referrals from Parents, Teachers, School Officials & Community Members
QUALITATIVE
• Parent Surveys
• Teacher Surveys
• Portfolio/Student Work
(Optional - Submitted by
parent and/or teacher)
QUANTITATIVE
• Naglieri
• Nonverbal
• Used for educational &
instructional purposes
• SAGES (Grades 3-5)
• Mathematics
• Reading
• Reasoning
GT Programming for
Newly Identified Students
• You will receive a phone call from your campus
counselor informing you of the GT Committee’s
recommendation regarding GT services in the
spring.
• GT program services for newly identified
Kindergarteners begins March 1st.
• GT Services for 1st – 5th grade students newly
identified in the Spring begin at the start of the
next school year.
• Once identified, parent permission is required
for a child to receive GT Services. Be sure to
return the permission slip to your campus
counselor.
GT Programming
Granbury ISD seeks to meet the educational needs of
these students through providing Gifted and Talented
services for identified GT students.
The State plan for GT Students requires
• “Gifted/Talented students are ensured opportunities to
work together as a group [of GT students]…and work
independently during the school day as well as the
entire school year as a direct result of gifted/talented
service options.”
• It also recommends “Participation in the Texas
Performance Standards Project (TPSP), or other
experiences that result in the development of
sophisticated products and/or performances that are
targeted to an audience outside the classroom…”
GT Programming
• “Experiences that result in the development
of sophisticated products and/or
performances that are targeted to an
audience outside the classroom…”
• Possible Options:
– Texas Performance Standards Project
– Project Based Learning Units
– Competitions: Science Fair, Odyssey of the Mind,
etc.
GT Programming
• Must be throughout the entire school year
and during the school day
• The type of GT services provided varies at
each campus, meeting the requirements of
the State Plan in different ways.
• AES serves GT students by clustering them on
Enrichment days to work on projects and
through the Odyssey of the Mind program.
Parent Resources
• State GT Curriculum
– Texas Performance Standards Project
– http://texaspsp.org/
• Parent Group
– Texas Association of Gifted and Talented (TAGT)
– http://www.txgifted.org/parent-support-groups
– TAGT Summer Scholarship Information Available
• TEA Gifted and Talented site
– http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6420
Contact Information:
Campus:
Jill Jernigan, AES Counselor
817-408-4212
[email protected]
District:
Becky Strain, GISD GT Coordinator
817-408-4144
[email protected]